Sometime next summer, we’ll be moving. The Diakon Ministry Support offices located at Mechanicsburg, Pa., that is.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Commit to living well
Two of the most common New Year’s resolutions that appear near the top of everyone’s list are losing weight and exercising more. How can you make this year’s resolution be different from last year’s?
Resolve to enjoy the ‘small things’
Like sands through the hourglass, these are the days of our lives …. I remember eating lunch at my grandparents’ house and hearing that well-known opening credit for the popular soap opera, Days of Our Lives, play on the little black-and-white TV in their kitchen.
You gotta see the blog!
For some reason, that nasally voice from Seinfeld comes to mind: “You gotta see the baby!”
Out & about at Buffalo Valley
Most of my days are spent in front of a computer screen. Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy my job. There is always something new to do and I interact with many colleagues through email and meetings.
But I like to be around people.
Adoption gains international attention
The email from the French television producer was not the first I’ve received from an international news source. A few years back, a Japanese crew filming a documentary about the Appalachian Trail contacted me about videotaping youths from our Diakon Wilderness Center using the trail for therapeutic reasons.
Wilderness internship equals opportunity
I am a high school senior and intend to graduate in 2014. Before we can walk to graduate and receive a high school diploma in my school, we must complete a senior project. The project may include anything from job shadowing someone for 30 hours, doing 30 hours of community service, or some sort of internship.
